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Wisconsin State Fair Poster

Date: 1879
Description: Advertisement for the 1879 Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall in Madison. The poster features a drawing of a hot air balloon and boasts of special ...
Photograph

Monona Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: Monona Avenue with Lake Monona in the background. (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). View from the dome of the Wisconsin State Cap...
Book or Pamphlet

Nash Six Sport Model

Date: 1923
Description: A page from a Nash Motors Company catalog, showing a six-cylinder, four-passenger sport sedan which was available in deep maroon with a khaki-color mohair ...
Book or Pamphlet

Felker Manufacturing Company Catalog

Date: 
Description: Catalog of the Felker Oil Equipment Company of Marshfield, featuring color illustration depicting a home heating oil delivery truck of their manufacture an...
Book or Pamphlet

German Wisconsin Pamphlet Cover

Date: 1868
Description: Cover of a 31-page pamphlet promoting Wisconsin to German immigrants, which translates to read "Wisconsin. An Account of the Population, soil, climate, Com...
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1938
Description: Front cover of the 70th Anniversary (1868-1938) John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring a colorful mix of pansies and a quotation from Shakespeare. The a...
Book or Pamphlet

Pabst Grand Circle

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel and Majestic Theater. Streetcars, automobiles, carriages, horses and pedestrians line the streets. The marqui...
Book or Pamphlet

The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior

Date: 1884
Description: Cover art for a pamphlet advertising The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. The upper half of the artwork depicts a sunset view of Lake Superior, and the b...
Print

The Great Pabst Plant of Today

Date: 1907
Description: Engraving of an aerial view showing the Pabst Brewery plant. The streets around the plant are busy with horse-drawn vehicles and street cars.
Photograph

Terry Andrae

Date: 1892
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Terry Andrae, who is wearing several medals on his chest won in bicycle races.
Book or Pamphlet

Knott's Berry Place Tea Room Menu

Date: 
Description: Front cover and menu pages from Knott's Berry Place, with multi-colored boysenberries suspended over rows of plants in the fields, and parked cars lined up...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1898
Description: Front and back covers and menu page for the 29th annual banquet of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County. Front cover includes a circular portrait of c...
Book or Pamphlet

Steam Yacht Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertisement for The Steam Yacht "Mendota." At the top is an engraving of the steam yacht under way loaded with passengers, and below is text. Some of the...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog advertising a variety of fruits, including cherries, pears, apples, apricots, plums and peaches....
Book or Pamphlet

The Greenfield Trailer Camp Incident — Cover and Back Pages

Date: 1949
Description: Front cover and back pages of brochure. Includes photographs and a political cartoon from the Milwaukee Journal.
Book or Pamphlet

The Greenfield Trailer Camp Incident — Inside Pages

Date: 1949
Description: Inside pages with articles and photographs from the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel.

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